James Kenneth Wither (VK) Dozent für Nationale Sicherheitspolitische Studien,
Leiter des Fellows-Programms
Institut für Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
Im Jahr 2000 nahm James Wither seine Lehrtätigkeit am Marshall Center auf. Er ist Dozent für Nationale Sicherheitspolitische Studien und Leiter der Senior und International Fellows-Programme. Er unterrichtet sowohl im Forum Terrorismus und Sicherheit (PTSS) als auch im Forum für Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (PASS).
James Wither war Offizier in der britischen Armee und forschte zum Thema Kriegsführung im 20. Jahrhundert am Imperial War Museum in London.
James Wither hat einen Master in Strategischen Studien (University of Wales) und in Betriebswirtschaftslehre (MBA, Open University, VK), einen Bachelor (Hons) in Geschichte am Kings College an der University of London sowie einen Postgraduierten-Abschluss in Weiterführender und Höherer Bildung am Garnett College an der University of London.
Bei seiner Forschungs- und Lehrtätigkeit liegen seine Interessen in den Bereichen bewaffneter Konflikt, Terrorismus, nationale Sicherheitsstrategie, Beziehungen zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und den USA, Verhandlungen in internationalen Konflikten und militärischer Berufsausbildung.
Veröffentlichungen
“Selective Engagement with Islamist Terrorists: Exploring the Prospects” in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 32, Iss. 1, pp. 1-18.
"Trends in Warfare" in Lester Kurz ed. Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict; Vol. 3, (Oxford: Elsevier Ltd, 2008), pp. 2421-2432.
“Al Qaeda and Global Jihad: Disaggregating or Disintegrating?” in Social Dynamics of Global Terrorism and Prevention Policies, N. Cabuk Kaya and A Erdemir eds. (Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2008) pp. 105 – 118.
“Advancing International Cooperation in Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism,” co-authored with Sharyl Cross and John C. Reppert, Ankara Conference Summary Report, published by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and Center of Excellence-Defense Against Terrorism (Ankara Turkey) November 2007.
"Globalisation and its impact on Global Security" in Zeszyty Naukowe, Special Conference Edition, Warsaw 2008, pp. 38-51.
“A Work in Progress: The United Kingdom’s Campaign against Radicalization”. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Occasional Paper Series No. 9, February 2007. Reprinted in Serbian in Воjно Дело (Military Affairs) No. 2, 2008, pp.154 - 174.
“The Endangered Partnership: The Anglo-American Defence Relationship in the Early 21st Century” European Security Vol. 15, No. 1, March 2006, pp. 47 – 65.
“Battling Bullying in the British Army 1987 – 2004”, in Francoise Daucé and Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski (eds.) Dedovshchina in the Post-Soviet Military: Hazing of Russian Conscripts in a Comparative Perspective (Stuttgart: Ibidem Verlag, 2006) Also translated into Albanian and re-printed in Revista Ushtarake (Military Magazine), December 2005.
“Cooperative Security: Responses to Contemporary Threats and Challenges” Security and Society Vol. 1, No. 1, November/December 2005, pp. 17 - 34.
“European Security and Private Military Companies: The Prospects for Privatized Battlegroups,” Connections: The Quarterly Journal, PfP Consortium, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer 2005, pp. 107 - 126.
“Expeditionary Forces for Post Modern Europe: Will European Military Weakness Provide an Opportunity for the New Condottieri?” Conflict Studies Research Centre, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (Special Series 05/04, January 2005).
“British Bulldog or Bush's Poodle? Anglo-American Relations and the Iraq War.” Parameters: The Journal of the US Army War College. (Vol. XXXIII, No. 4) Winter 2003-4, [on line] Available from http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/03winter/wither.pdf Also reprinted in Nowe Sprawy Polityczne (Political Affairs) (No. 2/29) 2004.
“Civil-Military Relations in the United Kingdom: Tradition, Continuity, and Change,” in Jean Callaghan and Franz Kernic (eds.), Armed Forces and International Security: Global Trends and Issues (Muenster, Hamburg, and Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2003 and Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 2003).
